Consequence of forest-to-pasture conversion on CH4 fluxes in the Brazilian Amazon Basin

Journal of Geophysical Research Atmospheres

Volumn 101, Issue 13, 1996, Pages 18547-18554

  Steudler, Paul A ^a   Melillo, Jerry M ^a   Feigl, Brigitte J ^b   Neill, Christopher ^a   Piccolo, Marisa C ^b   Cerri, Carlos C ^b  

^a ECOSYSTEMS CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BOS; NIA;

BIOMASS BURNING; EMISSION; FOREST; METHANE; PASTURE; SOIL MOISTURE;

BRAZIL, AMAZON BASIN; BRAZIL, RONDONIA STATE;

EID: 0343426204     PISSN: 01480227     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1029/96jd01551     Document Type: Article

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